I remember the flowers, <br />We plucked from the gardens, <br />I remember butterflies, <br />We jointly collected, <br />I remember the festivals, <br />We celebrated and enjoyed, <br />I remember the songs, <br />We listened to on the radio, <br />I remember the games, <br />We played in the streets, <br />I remember the rivers, <br />That met like lovers, <br />I remember the school, <br />We studied whereat, <br />I remember the showers, <br />We jointly enjoyed. <br /> <br />And I remember the girl, <br />We watched every day, <br />In the morning to school, <br />In afternoon back to home, <br />Every day when she passed, <br />From the road we stood at, <br />We commented with a sigh, <br />The colors have gone, <br />The fragrance has gone, <br />And left behind, <br />A thirst to see again, <br />What a joint love affair! <br /> <br />And I still remember, <br />We liked her so much, <br />Yes, we loved her jointly, <br />She was a piece of beauty, <br />Not sexy at all, <br />A model of innocence, <br />A divine lovely charm, <br />I don't know what, <br />There was something in her, <br />That was holy and pious. <br /> <br />Years have now passed, <br />I left that place, <br />However for a few years, <br />We exchanged the letters, <br />Then a tragedy of hate, <br />Resulting in a war, <br />Increased the distances, <br />And correspondence was over. <br /> <br />Time changes Eve, <br />Time changes Adam, <br />But a friend never changes, <br />I saw your lovely photographs, <br />On a website, <br />With your graceful wife, <br />Your children and grandchildren, <br />I recognized your wife, <br />You appeared to me, <br />Like two holy rivers, <br />That ultimately met, <br />With seven commitments, <br />And the hidden third river, <br />Wishes you dear, <br />A happy life, <br />With a lovely wife!<br /><br />Akhtar Jawad<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/an-unsent-wish/
